Suboptimality
Pronunciation: /ˈsəbˈɑptəməˈɫiˈtaɪ/
Suboptimality (noun)
- The state of being less effective than the best possible option, so results are not as good as they could be.
- A measure of how far a solution or decision is from the best one, often used in optimization and evaluation.
Examples
- The plan has suboptimality, so results are not the best outcome.
- We noticed suboptimality in the process, and the outcome was not best outcome.